Today was a lot of fun. We walked to a local indoor play area to meet another homeschooling family! The kids got along great and there are plans to get together again. Plus, the kids ran off all that excess energy they seem to have all the time, so they slept really well last night.
James and I went shopping. It's the beginning of the month, so I was doing my one major trip. You know, all that stuff to stock up on for the month such as flour, sugar, olive oil, pasta etc. I also got some fresh produce for this weekend. That's when James saw them. Dull brown ovoids with a rough furry texture. Any ideas? Well, James saw coconuts. He really really wanted one but I explained the budget just didn't allow for it, so we couldn't get it. He got a really thoughtful look on his face and then he said "But it has milk". I and another man beside us started laughing and James got a troubled look on his face. He didn't understand why what he had said was so cute as well as thoughtful. I gave him a big hug and I wished that I could get him one with all my heart. Then we talked a little about where it comes from, how it grows, stuff we get from coconutes etc. James was so proud of himself when we were checking out. He had brought his own bag (I have my own shopping bags) that he put up there and after it was carefully filled with lightweight stuff, James carefully picked it back up to carry. When we were done, he just as thoughtfully and carefully placed it in the trailer for the walk hom. Then again, who would want to risk having your marshmellow's crushed? :D
On the walk home, it was really cold. The sky was a nasty gray (we actually got snow last night) and the wind was bitter. It didn't help that we were walking into the wind either. I felt really silly for seeing a small nature path beside the main one we use all the time and I had never noticed it before. It's something that I want to look into when it warms up a bit more. At one point, I was really excited and dissapointed at the same time. On the last stretch headed for home, we pass through a small park. I could hear lots of birds, including a red winged blackbird but I couldn't find it. Just as I was starting up a sharp incline, it landed right in fron of me on an old fence post, less than three feet away from me. I didn't dare move as I stared at it. The beautiful red epaulets on it's wings were blazing in the low light and I wanted a picture so bad it hurt. However, I didn't dare move to get the camera, even if I'd had it with me which, of course, I didn't. It was busy recharging it's batteries at home, 10 minutes away. Sigh...
Oh, and the kids have recently picked up that odd habit of hiding their faces and saying "eewww" when they see someone kiss. I have no idea where they got it. I think it's a phase. I can remember doing it as a child myself. Well, now Kitty has adopted it. It's really cute seeing her do it. Last night she tripped and bit her lip. As I was comforting her, and cleaning the blood off of her chin, I gave her a little kiss. She immediately covered her eyes and said "eewww". LOL
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Apr. 5, 2008 - Untitled Comment
I've seen two red-winged blackbirds in the past week! It gives me hope spring is really here. : )